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A migrant has been caught on video using bolt cutters to snip razor wire on the US border with Mexico. He was attempting to lead dozens of other migrants to enter the US irregularly. The man, wearing a red shirt, was pulling fencing away and sniping concertina wire, then attempted to lead dozens of others…

More than one-third of migrants die while fleeing conflicts in Africa. A report issued yesterday by the International Organization for Migration shows the dangerous trends in migrant deaths and disappearances over the past decade. This was revealed as the International Organization for Migration’s Missing Migrants Project was marking its ten-year milestone. Many of them were…

Opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye has become Senergal’s new President. Fay, a newcomer popular among the youth, promised to govern with humility and transparency on Monday. Faye’s main rival has called him to concede defeat. He thanked President Macky Sall and other candidates for respecting Senegal’s democratic values. He said, “In electing me, the Senegalese…

Doctors Without Borders, the Swiss charity group, has vehemently denied the allegations by Italy that its rescue ship, the Geo Barents, failed to comply with instructions as the organization protested another detainment issue by the Italian Coast Guard. The rescue vehicle was ordered to be held for 20 days after disembarking its latest group of…

Immigration detainees and unlawful non-citizens in Australia may face a minimum of one year in prison if they refuse to cooperate with efforts to deport them under an urgent Labor bill, which will be introduced on Tuesday. The bill requires non-citizens “to cooperate in efforts to ensure their prompt and lawful removal.” It has created…

A court in Ireland has declared the UK unsafe for asylum seekers. The Irish High Court has ruled the UK is not a safe country to return asylum seekers to due to their risk of being flown to Rwanda. However, it risks sparking a diplomatic row with the British Government, which rejected the court’s conclusion. …

Vote counting is happening in Senegal after the incumbent, President Macky Sall, sought to delay the election. Many people hope the election will bring change after many violent anti-government protests. Over seven million Senegalese out of the 17-million population were registered to vote in Sunday’s election, which is fielding a whopping 19 candidates. The incumbent is…